WVC 11 A- 3 - 21
§11A-3-21. Notice to redeem.
(a) Whenever the provisions of section nineteen of this
article have been complied with, the State Auditor shall prepare a
notice in form or effect as follows:

To ___________________________________.

You will take notice that _______________, the purchaser (or
_____________, the assignee, heir or devisee of _______________,
the purchaser) of the tax lien(s) on the following real estate,
__________________, (here describe the real estate for which the
tax lien(s) thereon were sold) located in ___________________,
(here name the city, town or village in which the real estate is
situated or, if not within a city, town or village, give the
district and a general description) which was returned delinquent
in the name of ________________, and for which the tax lien(s)
thereon was sold by the sheriff of __________________ County at the
sale for delinquent taxes made on the ____________ day of
_____________, 20, has requested that you be notified that a deed
for such real estate will be made to him or her on or after April
1, 20 ____, as provided by law, unless before that day you redeem
such real estate. The amount you will have to pay to redeem on the
last day, March 31, will be as follows:

Amount equal to the taxes, interest, and charges due on the
date of sale, with interest to March 31, 20 _______ ........
$__________

Amount of subsequent years taxes paid on the property, since the sale, with interest to March 31, 20 ____ ........ $___________

Amount paid for title examination and preparation of list of
those to be served, and for preparation and service of the notice
with interest from January 1, 20 (insert year) following the
sheriff's sale to March 31, 20 ______ ........ $__________

You may redeem at any time before March 31, 20
_______________, by paying the above total less any unearned
interest.

Given under my hand this _____ day of __________, 20 ____.

_________________________________________________________________

State Auditor, State of West Virginia

(b) The State Auditor for his or her service in preparing the
notice shall receive a fee of $10 for the original and $2 for each
copy required. Any additional costs which must be expended for
publication, or service of the notice in the manner provided for
serving process commencing a civil action, or for service of
process by certified mail, shall be charged by the State Auditor.
All costs provided by this section shall be included as redemption
costs and included in the notice described in this section.

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